The Village Chandler Guild First Continental Congress
Event Agenda At A Glance

[ First Continental Congress Overview ] [ Friday Night, August 22 ] [ Saturday, August 23 ] [ Sunday, August 24 ]
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First Continental Congress Overview

This Congress At A Glance document shows a timeline of events, title and timeslots. Each event has a link to the full Congress Agenda and Delegate Participation Guide.

Friday Night, August 22 (Optional for early arrivals)

6:00-9:00 PM
Optional Early-bird Delegate Registration and Evening Social Networking

Saturday, August 23

8:00-9:00 AM
Delegate Registration, Pre-meeting Networking and Set-up

9:00-9:30 AM
Opening and Welcome

9:30-10:30 AM
Pouring of the Giant Community Candle

10:30-10:45 AM
Morning Break

10:45 - 11:30 AM
Call for Nominations for the Table of Twelve

11:30 - Noon
Delegate Soapbox and Open Q&A

Noon-2:00 PM
Informal lunch and Guildmembers-only Trade Show

2:00-2:30 PM
Mike Richards Keynote - Past, Present and Future of the Soy Wax Candle Industry

2:30-3:00 PM
Sohodojo Jim Salmons and Timlynn Babitsky Keynote - We Have A Dream - Envisioning The Village Chandler Guild as a Microenterprise Network

3:00-4:00 PM
Forming Special Interest Groups

4:00-5:30 PM
First SIG Working Sessions

5:30-6:30 PM
SIG Reports to Full Congress

6:30-8:00 PM
SOY JOY! A Soy Foods Banquet

7:30-7:45 PM Best in (Trade) Show Contest Awards Ceremony

8:00-10:00 PM
Guest Musical Entertainment and the First Annual Guildmember Talent Show!

10:00 PM - 1:00 AM
The Bohemian Pub Crawl

Sunday August 24

10:00-11:00 AM
Bagel and Czech Kolach Breakfast

11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Guildmember Trade Show and 'Open House'

1:30-1:45 PM
Lighting of the Giant Community Candle

1:45-2:30 PM
"Why I want to serve on the Table of Twelve" - Nominee Pre-election Statements

2:30-3:00 PM
Table of Twelve Election

3:00-4:00 PM
Announcement of Election Results and A Celebration

4:00-4:15 PM
Closing Remarks and Extinguishing the Giant Community Candle

4:30-5:30 PM
Post-Congress Organizing Meeting of the Table of Twelve

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